// Early modern period
Konbaung Dynasty
- Period
- AD 1741 – AD 1819
- Duration
- approx. 78 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1788
- Area (max.)
- approx. 676,000 km²
Period and duration
Konbaung Dynasty — according to the map data from AD 1741 to AD 1819, roughly 78 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Konbaung Dynasty — greatest extent around AD 1788: the mapped borders then cover about 676,000 km², roughly 0.5% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1740)
- First Toungoo Empire
- Qing Dynasty
- Kingdom of Mrauk U
After
Neighbours around AD 1788
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1788 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Konbaung Dynasty on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.